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>> 1665 struct iscsi_conn *conn = session->leadconn; >> >> deref_ptr: Directly dereferencing pointer conn. >> >> 1666 struct qedi_conn *qedi_conn = conn->dd_data; >> 1667 >> 1668 if (iscsi_is_session_online(cls_sess)) { >> Dereference before null check (REVERSE_INULL) >> check_after_deref: Null-checking conn suggests that it may be null, >> but it has already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. >> >> 1669 if (conn) >> 1670 iscsi_suspend_queue(conn); >> 1671 qedi_ep_disconnect(qedi_conn->iscsi_ep); >> 1672 } >> >> Pointer conn is being checked to see if it is null, but earlier it has >> been dereferenced on the assignment of qedi_conn. So either conn will >> be null at some point and a null ptr dereference occurs when qedi_conn >> is assigned, or conn can never be null and the conn null check is >> redundant and can be removed. > > The analysis is correct. > > The bigger problem is that this entire function seems racey with the > normal conn/ep disconnect or shutdown. > > Manish, when this function is run iscsid or the in-kernel conn error > cleanup handler can be running right? There is nothing preventing > those from running at the same time? > > I think you want to call iscsi_host_remove at the beginning of __qedi_remove. > That will tell userpsace that the host is being removed and libiscsi will I meant iscsid not libiscsi. > start the session shutdown and removal process. It then waits for the > sessions to be removed. We can then proceed with the other host removal > cleanup, and at the end of __qedi_remove you do the iscsi_host_free > call. >